809:
578:
50:
65:
489:
19:
527:. After the end of the single currency, coin sovereignty was returned to the cantons, some of which retained the decimal Franc-Batzen-Rappen division (Aargau, city of Basel, Bern, Freiburg, Lucerne, Solothurn, Unterwalden, Uri, Vaud, Valais, Zug). Only in the canton of Neuchâtel was a franc worth 10½
31:
808:
615:
1059:
380:
became a widespread intermediate currency between the numerous large and small silver coins circulating in Europe. Since some of the South German
657:
392:
of 1559. However it was still, for example in
Nuremberg, in 1564 in use as a currency designation. In Switzerland, on the other hand, the
1064:
1069:
768:
385:
1054:
388:
in 1522 and 1524 spoke out against these coins. In southern
Germany they were minted until 1536, but were banned by the
115:, which was embossed on the reverse of the coin. The word probably goes back to Upper German (particularly Bavarian)
389:
408:
68:
761:
894:
468:
450:
599:
219:
477:
in 1871. As late as 1873, the increase in the price of beer by the
Frankfurt breweries from 4 to 4½
884:
874:
539:
247:
945:
1049:
869:
754:
500:
223:
1014:
950:
879:
534:
100:
1025:
1003:
955:
899:
982:
459:
977:
960:
940:
889:
854:
833:
828:
798:
192:
169:
104:
84:
42:
30:
1043:
904:
823:
621:
524:
481:
triggered the
Frankfurt beer riot, which began with the demand "I want Batzen beer" (
554:
as the single Swiss currency. An old franc did not correspond to a new franc. Seven
930:
914:
864:
859:
849:
583:
543:
499:
When a Swiss single currency was introduced for the first time in 1798–1803 by the
400:
112:
446:
coins or divisions of them, which had to conform to imperial coinage regulations.
83:
is an historical Swiss, south German and
Austrian coin. It was first produced in
793:
650:
644:
638:
551:
508:
472:
88:
226:
and some southern German states soon followed Bern's example. Zürich minted 16
573:
439:
49:
987:
724:
691:
605:
412:
909:
687:
176:
varied over time depending on where it was minted. The value of a
Bernese
935:
778:
407:
was used to name these interim coins. In the time of counterfeiting, the
239:
210:
154:
137:
200:
in Bern, Freiburg and
Solothurn also corresponded to one fifteenth of a
520:
488:
350:
186:
64:
18:
423:
235:
165:
37:
91:, from 1492 and continued in use there until the mid-19th century.
419:
63:
48:
29:
363:
146:
53:
750:
746:
558:
could be exchanged for a new franc in 1850. Meanwhile, the
438:). The coins could not be objected to, because they were
471:. The coins were in use until the introduction of the
707:
Waisenhaus, Halle/Berlin 1811, p. 61; Helmut Kahnt:
426:(1619–1622), other Kipper coins worth three and six
970:
923:
842:
816:
786:
610:Wörterbuch der bairischen Mundarten in Österreich,
531:. The other cantons introduced currencies with a
740:Medical dissertation, Würzburg 1957, pp. 19 ff.
616:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
550:ended in 1850 with the introduction of the new
123:("lump, thick piece"), since it referred to a
762:
523:, with 10 Swiss francs being equivalent to a
8:
344:. In the second half of the 18th century, 1
769:
755:
747:
467:in some member states, for example in the
711:Battenberg Gietl, Regenstauf 2005, p. 43.
651:
507:was also integrated into the system. One
645:
639:
624:. De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston 2011, p. 96.
487:
17:
705:Handwörterbuch der gesammten Münzkunde.
672:Schweizerische Münz-und Geldgeschichte.
591:
111:("bear"), the heraldic animal of the
107:perspective saying that it came from
7:
723:Volume IV, col. 1964 f. (
658:Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
562:became a colloquial term for the 10
485:) and led to serious social unrest.
384:were of very different quality, the
157:is also attested early on, in 1495.
709:Das große Münzlexikon von A bis Z.
612:Volume II, col. 518 f.;
14:
807:
690:) and Volume IV, col. 1964 ff. (
576:
284:. In the early 18th century the
738:Dr. Melchior Ayrer (1520–1579).
180:initially corresponded to four
168:, but from the 17th century in
141:, which soon became known as a
1060:Coins of the Holy Roman Empire
399:In the case of some so-called
234:from 1500 onwards. In 1564, a
1:
674:Volume I. Bern, 1881, p. 149.
633: Anne-Marie Dubler:
1086:
1065:Modern obsolete currencies
703:Karl Christoph Schmieder:
390:Imperial Minting Ordinance
149:from 1492. The minting of
103:explained the word from a
1070:Currencies of Switzerland
996:
805:
604:Volume IV, col. 1968 f. (
164:was originally minted in
620:25th edition, edited by
409:Kipper and Wipper period
204:. Later there were also
546:system. The era of the
308:, the Basel and Zürich
895:Schildgroschen (Hesse)
496:
469:Free City of Frankfurt
326:, the St. Gallen
119:("stick together") or
76:
61:
46:
27:
686:Volume II, col. 228 (
495:minted in Bern (1826)
491:
463:to the value of four
451:Munich Coinage Treaty
67:
52:
33:
21:
208:("thick ones", i.e.
60:1826, concordat type
1055:Medieval currencies
885:Pfahlschildgroschen
875:Margarethengroschen
483:Mir wolle Batzebier
396:went unchallenged.
172:. The value of the
99:Bernese chronicler
963:(Rhenish groschen)
497:
292:") was worth five
77:
62:
47:
28:
1037:
1036:
870:Judenkopfgroschen
736:Doris Wolfangel:
501:Helvetic Republic
430:were minted (the
411:, for example in
362:, 1 Bernese or 1
245:. Around 1600, 1
224:Old Confederation
127:("fat pfennig").
1077:
1030:
1024:
1019:
1013:
1008:
1002:
951:Meissen groschen
880:Matthiasgroschen
811:
771:
764:
757:
748:
741:
734:
728:
721:Swiss Idiotikon,
718:
712:
701:
695:
684:Swiss Idiotikon,
681:
675:
668:
662:
653:
647:
641:
631:
625:
596:
586:
581:
580:
579:
566:(10 cent) coin.
493:Konkordatsbatzen
422:(1621–1623) and
418:in the mints of
339:
338:
334:
321:
320:
316:
276:
275:
271:
145:, was minted in
101:Valerius Anshelm
1085:
1084:
1080:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1075:
1074:
1040:
1039:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1022:
1017:
1011:
1006:
1000:
992:
966:
956:Prague groschen
946:Fürstengroschen
919:
900:Schwertgroschen
838:
812:
803:
782:
775:
745:
744:
735:
731:
719:
715:
702:
698:
682:
678:
670:Albert Escher:
669:
665:
632:
628:
600:Swiss Idiotikon
597:
593:
582:
577:
575:
572:
457:were minted as
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403:, however, the
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332:
331:
318:
314:
313:
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300:), the regular
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269:
268:
255:) was worth 17
133:
97:
12:
11:
5:
1083:
1081:
1073:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1042:
1041:
1035:
1034:
1032:
1031:
1020:
1009:
997:
994:
993:
991:
990:
985:
980:
978:Guldengroschen
974:
972:
968:
967:
965:
964:
958:
953:
948:
943:
941:Broad groschen
938:
933:
927:
925:
921:
920:
918:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
890:Schildgroschen
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
855:Bauerngroschen
852:
846:
844:
840:
839:
837:
836:
834:Mariengroschen
831:
829:Guter Groschen
826:
820:
818:
814:
813:
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799:Silbergroschen
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766:
759:
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743:
742:
729:
713:
696:
676:
663:
655:in the online
626:
590:
589:
588:
587:
571:
568:
511:was worth ten
251:(Schaffhausen
132:
129:
105:folk etymology
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93:
71:(Freyburg): 1
26:(15th century)
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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1071:
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1005:
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975:
973:
971:See also
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962:
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929:
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926:
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916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
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903:
901:
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739:
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506:
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494:
490:
486:
484:
480:
476:
475:
470:
466:
462:
461:
460:Scheidemünzen
456:
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447:
445:
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437:
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429:
425:
421:
417:
414:
410:
406:
402:
397:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
374:
372:
368:
365:
361:
357:
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348:was worth 16
347:
343:
329:
325:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
249:
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241:
238:was worth 16
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
212:
207:
203:
199:
195:
194:
190:was worth 60
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924:14th century
915:Zinsgroschen
865:Horngroschen
860:Helmgroschen
850:Bartgroschen
843:15th century
817:16th century
787:19th century
777:
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436:Sechsbätzner
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401:Kipper coins
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346:Reichsbatzen
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298:Reichsgulden
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197:
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185:
184:. Since the
181:
177:
173:
161:
159:
150:
142:
136:
134:
124:
120:
116:
113:Swiss canton
108:
98:
80:
78:
72:
57:
35:
23:
15:
961:Weißpfennig
794:Neugroschen
725:digitalised
692:digitalised
688:digitalised
552:Swiss franc
440:state coins
432:Dreibätzner
354:, 1 Zürich
296:(1/12
248:Bocksthaler
125:Dickpfennig
89:Switzerland
1044:Categories
570:References
525:Louis d'or
416:inter alia
286:Hohlbatzen
214:) worth 5
988:Sechsling
606:digitized
535:Schilling
453:of 1837,
413:Thuringia
386:Reichstag
288:("hollow
240:Constance
135:A double
1050:Groschen
936:Blaffert
779:Groschen
521:centimes
465:Kreuzers
371:Pfennigs
360:Pfennigs
351:Pfennigs
218:. Other
211:Groschen
155:Salzburg
138:Plappart
69:Freiburg
22:Bernese
1015:Pfennig
652:Italian
614:Kluge.
533:Gulden-
479:Kreuzer
369:was 14
358:was 15
335:⁄
317:⁄
306:Kreuzer
294:Kreuzer
282:Kreuzer
272:⁄
263:, so 1
261:Kreuzer
230:to the
222:of the
193:Kreuzer
182:Kreuzer
131:History
36:Batzen
1026:Thaler
1004:Gulden
910:Stüber
646:French
640:German
635:Batzen
564:Rappen
560:Batzen
556:Batzen
548:Batzen
540:Florin
529:Batzen
517:Batzen
515:, one
513:Batzen
505:Batzen
503:, the
455:Batzen
444:Thaler
442:, not
428:Batzen
424:Weimar
405:Batzen
394:Batzen
382:Batzen
378:Batzen
367:Batzen
356:Batzen
342:Gulden
340:
328:Batzen
324:Gulden
322:
310:Batzen
302:Batzen
290:Batzen
278:Thaler
265:Batzen
259:or 68
257:Batzen
253:Thaler
243:Batzen
236:Thaler
232:Gulden
228:Batzen
220:places
216:Batzen
206:Grossi
202:Gulden
198:Batzen
187:Gulden
178:Batzen
174:Batzen
170:billon
166:silver
162:Batzen
151:Batzen
143:Batzen
121:Batzen
117:batzen
81:batzen
73:Batzen
58:Batzen
45:, 1812
38:Thaler
24:batzen
931:Albus
544:Livre
509:franc
420:Gotha
304:four
649:and
637:in
474:Mark
434:and
376:The
364:Chur
280:= 4
196:, 1
160:The
147:Bern
109:Bëtz
95:Name
85:Bern
79:The
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319:18
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